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Oy, oy, oy Yosl,Yosl, Yosl, Yosl! Mayn khiyes geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir. Oy, oy, oy, Yosl, Yosl, Yosl, Yosl! Dayn malke zitzt nokh altz un vart oyf dir. Oy, oy, oy, Yosl, Yosl, Yosl, Yosl! Ikh kholem yeder nakht nor fun dir. Un gib der yeytzer hore nokh a mol a tore Yosl! Ikh krapir nokh dir. Below is what I got from Nellie Casman's singing on "From Avenue A to the Great White Way" --slightly different from what you had. There's another verse I haven't tackled...Jillian "Yidl" Tallmer, SF Mayn khayes geyt mir oys, Ikh fil ikh halt nit oys, Mayn harts tut mir vey gor on a shir Es iz mir heys un kalt, Un ikh ver groy un alt Un veyst ir mentshn vos es kveylt mir Di libe brent a shrek Ikh fil ikh shtarb avek Nokh mayn Yoslen, mayn darling, mayn dear A bokher a sheyner Mir zol zayn far zayne beyner, Yosl, ikh krapir nokh dir! My strength is slipping away I feel i cant go on My heart is always aching. I'm hot and cold, And im getting grey and old You all knows what's bothering me: Love is burning fearfully I fell I'm expiring For my Yosl, my darling, my dear Handsome fellow (May he be well) I'm dying for you! Oy, oy, oy, Yosl, Yosl, Yosl, Yosl, Oy, oy mayn khayes geyt mir oys on dir. Oy, oy, oy, Yosl, Yosl, Yosl, Yosl, Dayn malke zitst nokh alts un vart oyf dir. Oy, oy, oy, Yosl, Yosl, Yosl, Yosl, Ikh kholem yeder nakht nor fun dir, Un git der yeytser hore Mikh a mol a tore, Yosl, ikh krapir nokh dir! Oy oy oy Yosl, Yosl, Yosl, Yosl, My life is slipping away without you Oy oy oy Yosl, Yosl, Yosl, Yosl, Your queen still sits and waits for you Oy oy oy Yosl, Yosl, Yosl, Yosl, I dream only of you every night When temptation Beckons me again-- Yosl, I'm dying for you!
Translated lyrics
Yos, my life is over without you. Your queen is still waiting for you. I see you in my dreams only. Do come to me, my tempter. Yosl, I love you. I don't know about the interpretation that she had to marry someone else--is that in the second verse? I don't get it from the first verse and chorus... JT
Notes
The clip here is beautifully sung by Connie Francis. "Yosl, Yosl" is the story of a young woman who is desperately in love with Yosl (Joseph) but is forced to marry someone else.
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